After she'd cleared the breakfast table, Tammie's mother asked if she'd like to go with them to look at new homes. There was apparently a new project ...nder construction on the outskirts of town, an area expected to boom in the next few years. She declined, saying she'd rather stay home and finish up some school work before church on Sunday. She returned to her room on the second floor and began working through her math assignment for Monday. After perhaps half an hour, a knock came at the front. One day I was browsing on a gay web site and read Benjamin’s profile and a couple of his stories. This is one of them. I have Ben’s permission to recite it here:“In the summer of 1966, I was attending college in Colorado. When my sophomore year was over, I took a job for the summer working on a farm. A mixed grain and cattle operation. Alex and Lucy owned the farm and they needed a couple of workers to help them from spring seeding time to fall combining. Their farm house was a 1,500 square. It was on its side the bottom open end facing the wall the whole wooden device on a stand which was basically two long rollers on stilts. With the barrel locked closed you could spin it around unhindered and indefinitely; the rollers below holding it in place but allowing the spin.At the top end of the barrel 6 handles had been placed around the circumference; reminiscent of a sailing ships tiller wheel no doubt assisting the deviant spinning it.Natasha felt her self laid in the barrel base the. On your way out pull the door up, I don't want any sparks to hit the grass.” I closed the door up and went back to the house thinking about dad's words as I did. How could I ever phase Rita out? The love of my young life. There is nothing anyone can do or say to me to even consider phasing her out, I love her way too much. So what if we cant touch each other for what, two more hours? Who cares! Just seeing her is enough for now. I walked back in the house and just like before they were all on.